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In Memory Of Our Poets

Jerry Davis Rooks (1938-1977) - Class Of 1956

Deceased Poet: Jerry Davis Rooks - 1956
Date Of Birth: Oct-24-1938
Date Deceased: Sept-22-1977
Age at Death:
Cause of Death:
Poet City: Montgomery
Poet State: AL
Poet Country: USA
Was a Veteran: Yes Army
Survived By: wife, Susan

Jerry Davis Rooks was born in Gadsden, Alabama to J. G. Rooks and his wife, Viola Rooks, on 24 September 1938 according to the Army enlistment records. He graduated from Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, Alabama in 1956. He was a key member of the Football Team for Lanier. He died in Oregon on 22 Sept. 1977. He served in the Army for six years. He was survived by his wife, Susan. This information is pulled from US Army records, and the US Social Security Records listed on Ancestry.com.

Information provided by Elizabeth Vaughan Arnold.